October 2008

Another custom builder just popped up on our radar, it’s REDZ Motorcycle Company over in The Netherlands. Remember Bratstyle? Well REDZ builds custom bikes along those lines, based on the Yamaha SR400/SR500/TW200, the Kawasaki W400/W650 and other small displacement Japanese bikes. They also offer all of the parts you might need to put one of [...]

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Ridley Sport Design Concept by Oberdan Bezzi

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 10/30/2008

in Motorcycle Design

Most of you are familiar with the Ridley line of automatic shift motorcycles. They’re a slightly smaller dimensioned bike built with a cruiser look. Oberdan Bezzi was wondering if it might be time for something a little more sport oriented. These designs have a semi street tracker look and could bring a rider looking for [...]

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Not too many folks (other than real Buell fans) know that Erik Buell worked on a bicycle project with Schwinn Bicycles back in 1991. Chris Fiorini, a product designer at Schwinn’s Paramount Design Group, wanted to design a mountain bike for downhill racing with long travel suspension. He contacted Buell because he had heard about [...]

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Ducati XR900 Bevel Drive Street Tracker

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 10/29/2008

in Motorcycle Builders

Peter Koren, a Ducati enthusiast from the UK, found a 1978 Ducati 900GTS as a parts bike for his 750GT and 900SS. Looking a bit more at the old GTS, it wasn’t as bad as he thought so instead of using the pieces he figured, “Why not fix it up?” It was past the restoration [...]

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